SOTD 19-25 February 2023

Friday, February 24

MWF~~Simpson M7~~Barbasol Floating Head/Polsilver SI~~Vintage Paco Rabanne Pour Homme

Have a great day!

Razor: Tatara Masamune Nodachi Ti (open-comb & safety bar)
Blade: Dorco Titan (d3)

Soap: Australian Private Reserve & Southern Witchcrafts Gravefruit
Brush: Vikings Blade White Knight
Bowl: Bluff Cove Pottery

Post 1: P.A.A. Alum No-Slip Grip System w/ Dry Dock System
Post 2: Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Deep Cleansing Astringent w/ Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Pinaud Citrus Musk EdC

Today I wanted to use both base plates for the Masamune Nodachi so I decided to open with the open-comb and then switch to the safety bar (closed-comb) base plate. I used the open-comb for the first pass and then made the change.

The open-comb is very efficient with a moderate amount of blade feel but in this form, the razor is deceiving. You definitely want to tread lightly or risk a nick or irritation.

With my first pass completed, I could feel that I could have stopped right then and would have had a legitimate dfs. With my love for a bbs face I pressed on. I did a couple more passes and earned that bbs I was in search of. This was in no small part due to the fantastic shaving soap I used today.

The Gravefruit soap is a collaboration between Australian Private Reserve and Southern Witchcrafts, and at this point, this version of the soap is unobtainium. It's sad and unfortunate but true.

The scent is fantastic! It's obviously very grapefruit-forward but has beautiful citrus and floral notes. I pick up some, of what I think is, magnolia and jasmine along with a bit of wood mixed in. I'm absolutely sold on this scent, want a set for my den and highly recommend this if you can find some.

When done with this nice shave I slapped on some Citrus Musk aftershave/EdC and called it a fantastic Fruity February Friday shave.

Happy Friday. Take care my friends and enjoy your shaves!

24 February 2023

Blackbird Brass 101
Super Iridium 
Simpsons Trafalgar 1 Synthetic
Mystic Water Vetiver/Oakmoss
Unrefined Shea Butter
Bergamot/Vetiver EO

RAZOR: Schick Adjustable Injector [M1] [Setting 7.2]
BLADE: Schick Injector Twin II [4]
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Chief [Muhle STF 25mm]
LATHER: Ethos Bergamotto [Tallow Shave Crème]
POST: Ethos Bergamotto Splash

They don’t get better than this one!

Lovely! What hone is this?

Thanks!  I was VERY lucky to acquire this Arkansas Stone!  

A new pal, who actually lives about 10 minutes from me needed a JNAT, and I asked if he had anything to trade…he offered me this 10x3x1 black.  The lighter shade of black is like a translucent black, and the darker areas are surgical black.

The back story was that he had a cousin years ago who lived local to one of the quarries in Arkansas, and his cousin went on down and picked this out with the father of the current owner.

It took me four hours of hard labor to get it perfectly flat with SiC powder, and I burnished it a bit as well.  The edges off of it thus far are proving to be fantastic!

Saturday SOTD

Razor: Muhle Rocca R95

Blade: Gillette Platinum (D6)

Brush: Wolf Whiskers THBS Black Wolf 25mm Green Milk Glass

Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"

Pre-Shave Scrub: SheaMoisture African Black Soap

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mojito

Shave Soap: Spearhead Shaving Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime

Butter: Luxx Jasmine Lime

Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime

WOLFMAN WR1 / VOSKHOD / MORRIS & FORNDRAN / BARBUS / ALPA

S.O.T.D - PAA Big Shave East - Fort Lauderdale

• Razor - Carbon Titan - Web/+ 
  
• Brush - Wald Nimbus  “Vintage Pink” 
  
• Blade - Astra Blue Superior “Vintage”
  

• PostShave - Lucky Tiger
  
• PreShave Oil - TFS 
  
• AfterShave Splash - PAA Big Shave East - Fort Lauderdale
  
• AfterShave Balm - B&M - Unscented 
  
• Alum Block - Osma
  

• Shaving Bowl - CC - Copper
  

Best Regards

Alan H

SOTD: 02/24/2023

Razor: Chiseled Face  Legacy Ti
Blade: Wizamet , 5th use
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 Synth
Bowl: CaYuen Nebula Bowl
Soap: DG MOTI
Aftershave: DG MOTI Aftershave
Balm: AoS Lavender Balm